Frontal asymmetry has been touted as a marker for depression but the results are stacking up against it. Some metanalysis suggests that rather than being…
Frontal Asymmetry in Depression
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EEG Based Biomarkers and the Many Pitfalls
There is wide interest in identifying EEG based biomarkers of mental health disorders. However, there are numerous pitfalls that necessitate careful study design and a…
The Challenges of Mental Health Diagnosis
Mental Health disorders are diagnosed today based on subjective interviews and administration of partial sets of subjective questionnaires. How can we do it better? Diagnosing…
Schizophrenia: A Metaanalysis of Resting-State EEG Studies.
Our metaanalysis of EEG resting state studies in schizophrenia highlight inconsistencies in methods and results as well as the non-specificity of results across disorders. Schizophrenia…
Searching for Signatures of PTSD in the EEG
PTSD is a constellation of symptoms resulting from traumatic stress and is difficult to study. However some directional clues and new use of EEG could…
How Consistent Are You? Stimulus Quenching in the EEG
Variability of the EEG reduces when we are attending to a stimulus. Turns out however, that this change in variability during a stimulus dependent task…
The Brain on Games
Gaming Addiction are now recognized as an official disorder by the World Health Organization. Researchers in Korea and China are now at the forefront of…
Opiate Addiction in the EEG
Opiate addiction has escalated to crisis levels, however there are few EEG studies that provide insight into the impact on the human brain and the…
How will you use your Mindspace in 2018?
Do you know how you really use your mindspace? Use the app MindTrack to find out. Tracking can reveal quite some surprises. The new year…
In Search of Emotion in the EEG
Defining emotion is still a challenge. However the circuitry of emotion and its manifestation in the EEG is being exploited to understand it better. Think…
